I have no idea what I am doing

python/scripts/nvbench_plot.py

@@ -101,7 +101,19 @@ def parse_axis_filters(axis_args):
         value = value.strip()
         if not name or not value:
             raise ValueError("Axis filter must be NAME=VALUE: {}".format(axis_arg))
-        display_value = value
+
+        values = []
+        display_values = []
+        if value.startswith("[") and value.endswith("]"):
+            inner = value[1:-1].strip()
+            if inner:
+                values = [item.strip() for item in inner.split(",") if item.strip()]
+            else:
+                values = []
+        else:
+            values = [value]
+        display_values = list(values)
+
         if name.endswith("[pow2]"):
             name = name[: -len("[pow2]")].strip()
             if not name:
@@ -109,18 +121,28 @@ def parse_axis_filters(axis_args):
                     "Axis filter missing name before [pow2]: {}".format(axis_arg)
                 )
             try:
-                exponent = int(value)
+                exponents = [int(v) for v in values]
             except ValueError as exc:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Axis filter [pow2] value must be integer: {}".format(axis_arg)
                 ) from exc
-            value = str(2**exponent)
-            display_value = "2^{}".format(exponent)
+            values = [str(2**exponent) for exponent in exponents]
+            display_values = ["2^{}".format(exponent) for exponent in exponents]
+
+        if not values:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Axis filter must specify at least one value: {}".format(axis_arg)
+            )
+
+        if len(display_values) == 1:
+            display = "{}={}".format(name, display_values[0])
+        else:
+            display = "{}=[{}]".format(name, ",".join(display_values))
         filters.append(
             {
                 "name": name,
-                "value": value,
-                "display": "{}={}".format(name, display_value),
+                "values": values,
+                "display": display,
             }
         )
     return filters
@@ -133,7 +155,7 @@ def matches_axis_filters(state, axis_filters):
     axis_values = state.get("axis_values") or []
     for axis_filter in axis_filters:
         filter_name = axis_filter["name"]
-        filter_value = axis_filter["value"]
+        filter_values = axis_filter["values"]
         matched = False
         for axis_value in axis_values:
             if axis_value.get("name") != filter_name:
@@ -141,7 +163,7 @@ def matches_axis_filters(state, axis_filters):
             value = axis_value.get("value")
             if value is None:
                 continue
-            if str(value) == filter_value:
+            if str(value) in filter_values:
                 matched = True
                 break
         if not matched:
@@ -154,12 +176,16 @@ def strip_axis_filters_from_state_name(state_name, axis_filters):
         return state_name
 
     tokens = state_name.split()
-    tokens_to_remove = set(
-        axis_filter["display"]
+    filter_prefixes = set(
+        "{}=".format(axis_filter["name"])
         for axis_filter in axis_filters
-        if " " not in axis_filter["display"]
+        if len(axis_filter["values"]) == 1
     )
-    tokens = [token for token in tokens if token not in tokens_to_remove]
+    tokens = [
+        token
+        for token in tokens
+        if not any(token.startswith(prefix) for prefix in filter_prefixes)
+    ]
     return " ".join(tokens)